This thread will be used to pose questions & ask advice from fellow Patrollers, as well as document progress, as I rehabilitate our Patrol serial number L60-2-00655. This Patrol has sat unused for at least 20 years. The plan is to slowly go thru systems to get it running, then driving, and make repairs as needed. The original paint will be retained, with some touch up of the worst areas. The focus will be on running/driving safely, preservation, and then some improvement in appearance. This will not be a restoration, I have too many other vehicles (Studebakers, Triumphs) bogged down in 'restorations'.
Although registered as a '64, it is probably a '62 based on where the serial number falls in the USA Patrol Registry list.
For more info on this Patrol, here are a couple of threads--
My Introduction thread: https://60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3751
The Patrol in '79 in the snow: https://60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5025
Current condition: https://60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5815
Original tires on this Patrol: https://60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6132
Current status is: cylinders have been oiled with marvel mystery oil several times, distributor and wires are out to allow oil priming, oil and filter changed, pulled rocker cover to make sure no valves were stuck. Next visit (Patrol is about 90 minutes away) will be to prime oil system and turn engine over with handcrank. If I get the distributor checked out/cleaned/lubed before then, I'll put it back in.